The Karnataka government has decided to reopen colleges in the state from November 17. This includes engineering, diploma, and degree colleges. Soon after quitting the BJP, Eknath Khadse joined the Nationalist Congress Party in the presence of party chief Sharad Pawar on Friday. Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav said that his father Lalu Yadav will come out of jail on November 9 and a day later, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will have his farewell. E-commerce giant Amazon has refused to appear before the Joint Committee of Parliament on the Data Protection Bill on October 28. Panel chairperson and BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi said that this amounts to breach of privilege. Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti today said that her party will continue the fight to bring back the state flag and won't abandon Kashmir's battle for special status.